The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-04

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LEAvKNwoRTH, Kas., July Gloon
siderable excitement was occasioned
this morning when shortly before 10
O'Clock the Citizens Savings Bank
closed its doors. A large crowd soon
gathered in front of the building and
directly word was passed around that
the President of the institution, r. p.
Clement was a defaulter in large
amount and had abscOnded. Suisse
vuent Developments confirmed the
rumor. Clement left town Sunday
ness connected with the bank. No one
even dreamed anything was
wrong until yesterday when
Webb Slosson, one of the banks
directors, in examining the records In
the County Recorders office, noticed
that large amount of real estate In
the city belonging to Clements had been
transferred to his (Clement's) brother
in-iaw, one Chenery. Mr.. Slosson suS-
pectedl something wrong and when
later in the day he confronted Chenery
the latter confessed that Clements had
absconded. A meeting of some or the
directors and an attorney was called
and the conference lasted far into the
night. Meantime the banks books
were hastily examined and large
discrepancies discovered. 1t was de-
veloped that Clements left a letter in
the hands of his brother-in-laW for the
directors, in which he confessed to the
defalcation, attributing his down fall
to the speculation in wheat and other
adventures in which he had lost up
wards of Sc, 700. It's said that the
afternoon Chenery made a complete
transfer of Clements real estate
in favor of the bank amount
ing in all to about $40, 600.
This transfer was obtained through the
efforts or G. w. Meckle and W. b.
SlossOn. The full amount of the de-
falcation is unknown, but it is va
riously estimated at from S3O,O 600 to
$4,000. This Afternoon a notice was
posted that the bank had made an as
signment for the benefit of its credit
ors, and Mr.. John Wilson was made the
temporary assignee. The local stock
holders are among our wealthiest citi-
zens. The directors declare that the
depOsitors will be paid in full. The
aggregate amount of deposits and liza
bilitieS are said to be about S100, 600.
The directors claim that they have
discovered about $50, 900 in cash and
securities remaining in the bank, and
expect to find more; 900 of the
stock was held by parties in New York
and Boston, and about Sl5, 900 of the
stock was held by Mr.. Clement and
Mr.. Stone, and the balance by the di-
rectors in this city. Clement is sup
posed to be in Canada.
ABSCONDS WITH THE FUNDS.
LEAYENWORTH, KaS., July 27.-The
Citizens Savings Bank of this city did
not open its doors for business this
morning, and the following notice was
stuck in one of the windows: "This
bank has made an assignment for the
benefit Of its creditors" 1t is given
out that the President of the bank, r.
B. Clement, has abscOnded, carrying
with him. The air Is full OF rumOrs,
but this is all that can be learned at
this hour.
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION.
TOPEKA, July ga meeting of the
Live Stock Sanitary Commission of the
state, called by special request of the
Governor, was held here to-day for the
purpose of considering what further
measures should be taken to prevent
the cattle Of the state from Texas
fever, After a conference with the
Board of Railroad Commissioners the
following circular letter was addressed
to all the railroad companies doing
business within the state:
Whereas, The Union Pacific Rail-
road Company did on or about the 22nd
day of April, 1887, deliver at
G G11sas sow Washington sSs bes County,
cattle coming from south OF the 37th
parallel of north latitude;
Whereas, The cattle having COM
municated the Texas splenic or Spanish
fever to a large number of the native
cattle, thereby. entailing heavy loss on
the citizens Of of the state, and
Whereas, The bringing into this
state of said cattle was a violation of
Chapter I9I, Session Laws of 1885, sec
ton / of which provides that any per-
son violating any provisions of this act
shall, upon conviction thereof, be adj
judged guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall for each offense be fined not less
than 800 and not more than 81 900, or
imprisonment in the county jail not
less than thirty days or more than one
year, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
Now, therefore, your attention is
hereby called to all the provisions of
the law, copy of which is herewith
enclosed, and you are requested to issue
to your agents and employees such in
structions as will prevent the introduce
ton into the state over the lines of
your road all cattle which are pohib-
tied from entering the state.
BY order of the Board.
[Signed.1 A. A. HoLCOMB,
Secretary.
Suit will be instituted against the
railroad officials at once for violation of
the law. The shipment of 964 head of
cattle from Arkansas to Green1eaf,
Washington County, has already
caused the death of 200 head of cattle.
This loss is in excess of the value of
cattle held in quarantine againt which
cattle all injured parties have liens. At
the request of the stockholders
along the southern lines of the
state an inspector has been
appointed and stationed at Coffeyville
the expense to be borne by subscrip-
tionS from cattlemen. Other inspec-
tors were asked for but the Board
would not grant the request from the
fact that they are practically without
funds. Owing to the extreme warm
weather Of the past two weeks the
fever has been unusually fatal, but
outside of Washington County the
deaths which occur are among cattle
which have been exposed to the dis
ease while on their way to market or
from drifting across the south line
trail.
Secretary OF the Board adj
dressed 10 LII. HOPKINS, l6TrlCOrlal
Veterinarian for Wyoming, in which
that official was informed that the
Wyoming quarantine against ali Kan
sas cattle was unjust, the Board re-
ceived the following communication:
Your favor of July is at hand. am
| glad to know that the sanitary author
tiles still exist, notwithstanding the
mastery inactivity of the last
Legislature of Kansas. advised the
| Wyoming restrictions on cattle traffic
| from Missouri, Kansas and Iowa, be-
cause of the liability of Wyoming be-
| coming infected from the states which
| neglect to protect themselves. Kansas
cattle will now be admitted to Wyo-
ming on certificate of health from DR..
Holcomb, State Veterinarian.
ISignedl j. d. HOPKINS.
WORKED THE BOYS.
TOPEKA, July 27.-There was quite a
little excitement this afternoon among
the patrons Of the bucket shop, now
/ situated where the Western Union Of
| fee formerly was. Several of the boys
| who had been dealing in margins we've
to use base ball expression ssDlayinc